Statistics of

Japan Soccer League ; JSL) was the top flight association football league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J.League. JSL Cup, JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professi ...

for the 1988–89 season.

First Division

For the first time, the format of three points for a win was adopted, but only for the First Division. Nissan won their first title. Four-time champion Mitsubishi was relegated for the first time, along with struggling Sumitomo.

Second Division

This was the last season in which the second tier was contested in an East-and-West format. Toshiba won a second championship, but this time their promotion was automatic. Fallen giant Hitachi, still adjusting to the change in town, joined them. Regional outfits Fujieda Municipal and NTT Kansai went back to their regional leagues.

First stage

East

West

Second stage

Promotion Group

Relegation Group

=East

=West

=9th-16th Places Playoff

References

Japan - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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